Personal Finance and Investing

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,151 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2026, 05:56 PM 5 hrs ago

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) still has its Free File Fillable Forms program.

It's a bit late for this year, so file this away for next year.

IRS doesn't advertise this. You have to stumble across this, as I did, to know it's there. For years I filed on paper, thinking I was not eligible to file electronically. Then one yeatr I took a close look at the instructions. There was a way I could do it.

Free File Fillable Forms
https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-forms

Free File Fillable Forms is designed for taxpayers who are comfortable preparing their own taxes using IRS forms and instructions.

User Guide
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5274.pdf

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) still has its Free File Fillable Forms program. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 5 hrs ago OP

It is a great tool for preparing federal tax returns... Thunderbeast 4 hrs ago #1

Thunderbeast

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1. It is a great tool for preparing federal tax returns...

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Wed Apr 15, 2026, 06:33 PM

4 hrs ago

however, after using it for three years, with many attempts each year, I have yet to be successful in electronic filing the results. The security program fails each time. The credentials / user password (not to be confused with id ME) has never accepted a return with my "user selectable" code. The instructions are ambiguous.

Someday, I will invest the hours needed to get phone help....but not during tax season.

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